Slaughterhouse brewery | Timber can't be "fad diet" | Diverse Lego figures

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View online     Studio Andrew Trotter transforms 19th-century school into family home in Puglia Vaulted ceilings and earth-toned furnishings feature in this house in Puglia, which architecture practice Studio Andrew Trotter has converted from a 19th-century school. Read more ›   Dior catwalk features 24-metre-long "tentacular" installation by Joana Vasconcelos Fashion house Dior's latest catwalk at Paris Fashion Week saw a large-scale, kaleidoscopic installation by artist Joana Vasconcelos suspended above the Autumn Winter 2023 runway, which was decorated with fabrics from the collection. Read more ›   "We can't detox our built environment by swapping out fossil-fuelled building materials for timber" The way we build must fundamentally shift to harmonise with tree and carbon cycles in order to realise the Timber Revolution, writes Smith Mordak. Read more ›   "We should hold the mirror to ourselves" say Turkish architects in wake of earthquakes Improvements to both architectural education and practice must form part of the recovery plan to prevent history from repeating itself, argue Turkish architects following last month's deadly earthquakes. Read more ›   The Square is a space for students to "open their minds" says Sou Fujimoto Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto explains how his stacked-cube learning centre in Switzerland is one of the most significant projects of his career in this instalment of Dezeen's Concrete Icons series produced in collaboration with Holcim. Read more ›   Five key projects by Dutch designer and Dezeen Awards judge Piet Hein Eek Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek has joined Dezeen Awards 2023 as a judge. Here he selects five projects that best reflect his studio's work. Read more ›   Lego releases toy figures that "celebrate diverse friendships in the modern world" Toy brand Lego has added five diverse characters including a girl with a missing limb, one with the skin condition vitiligo and another with anxiety to its collection of Lego Friends figures. Read more ›   Pihlmann Architects creates sleek brewery in former Copenhagen slaughterhouse Bulbous steel tanks hang from where carcasses used to be suspended at the ÅBEN brewery in Copenhagen, which local studio Pihlmann Architects transformed from a slaughterhouse into a restaurant and bar. Read more ›   SOM tops Kansas City airport with giant timber-clad canopy International architecture studio SOM has completed a terminal for Kansas City International Airport that features a large wood-clad canopy. Read more ›   Ryall Sheridan Carroll Architects includes monumental porch on Long Island home Ryall Sheridan Carroll Architects has created a cedar-clad, pavilion-like house on the North Fork of Long Island that includes a detached garage and pool. Read more ›   University of Sheffield spotlights ten student architecture projects Dezeen School Shows: a masterplan designed to provide a safe space for marginalised groups in Boston and a proposal for improving a former mining village in South Yorkshire are included in Dezeen's latest school show by students at University of Sheffield. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise

Timber Revolution | Supreme skate bowl | Snøhetta climbing centre

Latest architecture and design news from Dezeen.

View online     Atak Architekti creates Liberec library by restoring and extending a former rectory Czech studio Atak Architekti has added a metal-clad extension to a former rectory building to create a library and multifunctional community spaces for the city of Liberec in the Czech Republic. Read more ›   Ma Yansong picks six highlights from Blueprint Beijing exhibition he curated Architect Ma Yansong, the curator of Blueprint Beijing, a feature exhibition exploring the future of the Chinese capital at the 2022 Beijing Biennial, shares six of his highlight installations from the show. Read more ›   Snøhetta creates cavernous timber climbing centre in Norway Norwegian architecture studio Snøhetta has completed a climbing centre in a small riverside town in Norway, using angular wooden walls to help mimic the feeling of being in a natural cave. Read more ›   Seven key catwalks from Milan Fashion Week Fashion brands including Diesel, Gucci and Blumarine staged their Autumn Winter 2023 collections at Milan Fashion Week on catwalks piled with 200,000 condoms and on a medieval battlefield. Read more ›   "We cannot save all we build" says commenter In this week's comments update, readers are discussing the announcement that Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium is set to be demolished. Read more ›   The Dezeen guide to mass timber in architecture To help kick off our Timber Revolution series, we republish the Dezeen guide to engineered wood, which includes CLT, glulam and dowel-laminated timber. Read more ›   The dawn of the Timber Revolution Dezeen's latest series investigates the potential of mass timber. Starting today, Timber Revolution will question whether the material can break steel and concrete's hold over the construction industry. Read more ›   MEE Studio creates wood-and-copper interior for cafe in former church in Copenhagen Architecture firm MEE Studio has designed the interiors and bespoke wooden furniture for a cafe and boutique in the Nikolaj Kunsthal art gallery within an old church. Read more ›   WGNB completes colourless interior for golf supply store PXG South Korean spatial design studio WGNB has completed a flagship shop for golf brand PXG in Seoul, featuring an achromatic material palette and a graphite-covered wall that leaves smudges on visitors' clothing. Read more ›   Álvaro Catalán de Ocón celebrates 10 years of turning bottles into PET Lamps Spanish designer Álvaro Catalán de Ocón has created a Madrid Design Festival installation showing the results of a decade of working with artisans around the world to transform plastic bottles into woven lamps. Read more ›   Supreme's Los Angeles flagship features its first fully floating skate bowl A team of architects and designers has mixed retail with a skateboard facility for clothing brand Supreme's Los Angeles flagship store, sited in the building that was once home to the iconic record store Tower Records. Read more ›   Dezeen Agenda features plans to demolish Kenzo Tange's modernist gymnasium in Japan The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the planned demolition of the Kagawa Prefectural Gymnasium in Japan. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. Read more ›   Low-lying house by Klopf Architecture overlooks California's Sonoma Valley US studio Klopf Architecture has completed the Sonoma Hilltop New Residence, a horizontal house in wine country that takes cues from mid-century modern architecture and has dangling chains that collect rainwater. Read more ›   Ten Scandinavian furniture and lighting pieces on Dezeen Showroom Dezeen Showroom: in the wake of Stockholm Furniture Fair earlier this month, we have rounded up 10 products by Scandinavian brands that are listed on Dezeen Showroom. Read more ›   Jack-e bed by Zanellato/Bortotto for Bolzan Dezeen Showroom: created by design studio Zanellato/Bortotto for Italian brand Bolzan, the Jack-e bed puts a twist on a classic with its combination of wood, fabric and leather. Read more ›   2023 Color Collection by 3form Dezeen Showroom: US material brand 3form has released its 2023 Color Collection palette, adding 10 soft hues that can be used on the company's translucent partitions and other architectural features. Read more ›   Architecture | Interiors | Design | Technology | Jobs           You have received this because you are subscribed to Dezeen Daily. Update newsletter preferences | Unsubscribe | Forward to a friend Dezeen Limited, 8 Orsman Road, London N1 5QJ, UK Contact us | Submit a story | Advertise